Saranac India Copper Ale - Matt Brewing Company

Jason

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

12oz brown bottle no freshness date though it was part of their winter 12-pack 10'-11'.

Very large head to start, seems not to want to go anywhere either. Mildly hazed copper color, what other color would it have beer? Slightly fruity, buttery, caramel and hoppy as well in the nose. Smooth and slick. Caramel sweetness meets and overripe fruitiness, buttery tones push against the oily resin hop flavor and bitterness. Hoppy, mildly estery and toffee finish.

A pretty good take on the IPA "hop" style ... they could have easily called it a Copper Ale that is hoppy but what is the fun in that right? Choice pick out of the mixed 12-pack.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2011 00:16:29 | More by Jason

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

2.25/5  rDev -35.2%

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Maryland

2/5  rDev -42.4%

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New York

4.25/5  rDev +22.5%

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New York

3.5/5  rDev +0.9%

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New York

2.75/5  rDev -20.7%

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Tennessee

3.5/5  rDev +0.9%

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South Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -6.3%

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Maryland

3.75/5  rDev +8.1%

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New York

2.75/5  rDev -20.7%

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Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -6.3%

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Brenden

Ohio

3.53/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Copper it absolutely is, ruddy and thick and impossible to see through. The tan head grows to over a finger and a half in height and displays some density. It's been a while since I've seen the rocky cragginess in a head this one's got. Lacing is left in good quantity and pretty thickly.
The aroma's a little nondescript, though there's an evident malts backing that still permits the hoppiness to come out, caramel being evident foremost before some fruits, citrus and otherwise, and perhaps floral notes come out. The roasting is what is drawn out very evidently as I continue; roasted grains all the way underneath.
More citrus comes out in the flavor but, again, it goes a little nondescript and then roasted grains become the foremost flavor. It's evidently well balanced, but could be cleaner as well as hoppier.
Fairly smooth but whith a crispness that's just a little too faint, it ends up feeling a little "fuzzy," so to speak, though not bad. A bit of heft wouldn't hurt, but it's on the edge of medium in the body.

Serving type: bottle

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New York

4/5  rDev +15.3%

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Rhode Island

3.75/5  rDev +8.1%

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Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +22.5%

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New York

2/5  rDev -42.4%

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Virginia

4/5  rDev +15.3%

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2.5/5  rDev -28%

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4.25/5  rDev +22.5%

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Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +8.1%

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Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev +0.9%

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Connecticut

2/5  rDev -42.4%

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Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +0.9%

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Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +0.9%

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New York

2/5  rDev -42.4%

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